I'm in the Teyvat running group

Even though they could rest for one day every five days of clearing out enemy forces, the intense fighting had already exhausted everyone. The fatigue from the war itself was secondary; the main problem was that no one knew when it would all end.

"I hope Master Yunxiu and the others are all well... that they can find the key location as soon as possible and defeat all their opponents... May the Wind God Barbatos protect them." Hoffman prayed with his hands clasped together. "However... it seems that Lord Barbatos entered Poheyura with them?"

Hoffman was wrong; Wendy didn't go in with them. The bard had more important things to do, as he wasn't particularly good at fighting.

Where is Wendy now? He is standing with several angels at the World Tree in Mount Sumeru. Besides the angels, there is also the Great Tree King, who has a phantom image of the World Tree in his hand.

"Everyone, this is the place. We are going to return to the source—to restore the World Tree to its original state."

"That is, the original Tree of Creation of the world."

Chapter 538 The Tree Soul Returns to the Four Shadows

"The Tree of Creation?"

Nico looked at Wendy, the bard, with some curiosity, and was about to continue speaking when the angel Marikarin spoke first: "The World Tree is the Tree of Creation that existed when Teyvat was born, so it is actually even more ancient than the heavens. At that time, Buyer was just a wisp of the tree's true spirit."

“With the arrival of that one, the World Tree was transformed into this form, and Buyer was also sculpted into human form…” Ishcher said calmly, “So strictly speaking, Buyer can also be considered one of our sisters, although no one really likes that one.”

"Lord Night God has always been quite direct, but an angel who has served as a Moon Envoy probably doesn't have a very good relationship with that one." Zi Bai glanced at him and sighed, "However, a Moon Envoy isn't necessarily an angel. That King Tut of Huan also served as a Moon Envoy, but he was glib and I didn't like him."

“It’s normal not to like smooth talkers, but at our level, everyone has some quirks. That’s just normal for an old bird.” Taranis shook his head: “After we rescued the Seven Pillars of the Red King a few years ago, we gained a few more demigod-level combatants.”

Although it sounds absurd, thousands of years after the Red King's demise, the seven pillars of the Red King have actually been reunited.

The three kings of the desert had been sealed away until Sumeru had enough demigod power to suppress them, at which point they were released. The two griffins were originally mechanical life forms, and their intelligence was still intact; all that was needed was to create a body for them.

Apep has been alive all along, but his relationship with the Crimson King is not good. However, after Yunxiu fully awakened, he obediently returned to his command. After all, the title of the Supreme Elder of the Dragon Clan is second only to Nibelungen, and Yunxiu's strength is now far beyond that of ordinary Seven Dragon Kings, and is not much different from the top level.

As for Hermanubis, he originally cultivated to the level of a demigod in human form. Now, Seno has naturally cultivated to this level as well, so he can be considered the complete new Hermanubis.

This also means that the Tree King has seven or eight demigods under his command, making Liyue and Sumeru the regions with the most demigods at the moment.

The only regret is that, due to time constraints, there aren't many new-era demigods in Teyvat right now. Most of them are old guys left over from ancient times, such as the five archangels who came here.

Nico is just a little sister among the angels. Although she was one of the archangels in ancient times, she was the lowest-ranking one. She is the little sister among the archangels. Compared to Ishicher, Taranis, and Zbey, the gap is huge.

"Lord Barbatos, this time the return to the World Tree should have been agreed upon by all four ruling powers, right?" Zibai glanced at Wendy, who could basically be regarded as one of the representatives of the four ruling powers.

“They neither agreed nor objected. I asked them, but they didn’t reply.” Wendy blinked. “No reply means they agreed. It’s understandable at this point.”

The angels exchanged glances, said nothing more, and began to disperse, forming a pentagram formation, with the Great Tree King at the very center.

The Origin Returning Formation itself is not difficult to understand. Its core is the Legendary Prayer Spell and the Legendary Restoration Spell. The stripping method requires the Legendary Great Disintegration Spell and the Anti-Magic Field. At the same time, it is also necessary to preserve the life of the Great Tree King, so the Complete Resurrection Spell and the Form Transformation Spell are required.

In addition, the World Tree itself has an extremely high status, so it is necessary for the Wanfa Guixu (万法归虚) to forcibly strip away the World Tree's own protection.

No one in Teyvat can maintain so many spells at the same time, and Yunxiu couldn't cast so many instantly either, let alone now that he's not here. So in the end, it was the five archangels who solved this problem.

Ishcher was responsible for anchoring the ley lines to stabilize the foundation, Zbeyber was responsible for the Rejuvenation of All Magic and the Legendary Restoration spell, Taranis provided the Anti-Magic Field and the Prayer spell, Nico was responsible for the Complete Resurrection spell and the Shapeshifting spell, and Marikarin used the Great Disintegration spell to completely strip away the magic.

As for Wendy, his main job is actually to transfer information for the World Tree.

The World Tree has preserved all the information from the founding of Teyvat to the present day, and he needs to transfer all of this to the Spirit Realm for storage.

Led by Taranis, beams of light flowed and flickered among the angels, and the World Tree began to emerge from the ground, its trunk growing rapidly.

"World Tree, the altered root of creation, a prisoner fallen into a false order—"

"In the name of the Morning Star and the five archangels, I hereby declare: Return to your original form..."

“Nico, is this mentioned in our spellcasting instructions?”

"Yunxiu taught me this. She said that shouting slogans would make us more imposing... I thought it really made sense, so I paid attention to it..."

“There are some things you can learn from him, but there are others you shouldn’t learn randomly. You’ve got a mixed bag of knowledge,” Taranis said irritably, waving his hand to cast a rune that stabilized the magic field. “Besides, why don’t you use this time to learn some proper spells? Your magical strength is still a bit lacking.”

"Speaking of the Morning Star Angel, does our Morning Star Angel Heart now know his identity?" Marikalin was also continuously releasing the Legendary Disintegration Spell, constantly peeling away the World Tree's defenses based on the principle of returning all laws to nothingness.

"She probably doesn't know yet, and Ying doesn't plan to tell her, but this is a good thing."

"But Yunxiu said that the final choice is still up to her, and she should know about it by then."

"It's certainly a good thing that it started with her and ended with her, but things might have turned out differently later on."

"Speaking of which, even if that person was on the verge of death, they should still be able to sense the drastic changes in the World Tree, right?"

"So what? Can we launch another world-ending attack? Besides, four of the seven Dragon Kings have now recovered their full strength."

"That's true. With the rest of us, even if she retaliates, it will be much better than it was back then."

The flowing light continued to circulate, eventually converging on the Great Compassion Tree King.

Wendy extracted the data streams and transmitted them back to the Spirit Realm through the prepared transmission links. The World Tree itself quickly calmed down and became a form between illusion and reality.

The Great Tree King quickly transformed into a stream of light, eventually solidifying into the figure of an adult woman, which was not much different from her original physical form.

"Hmm... You succeeded, and it seems you've retained most of your strength." Wendy looked at the Great Tree King and chuckled. "As for the World Tree... you can still use it as a weapon. After all, the Primordial Tree is an extremely powerful artifact, much stronger than any weapon."

“It wouldn’t make much sense for me to use this, as I’m not good at fighting.” The Great Tree King shook his head. “Let’s see who it’s suitable for. However, the World Tree itself isn’t a particularly combat-oriented artifact. My suggestion is that it can be used to enhance the Spirit Realm.”

“There’s no rush, but you should put her away for now. We can talk about it after the war.” Taranis looked at Buyer and smiled. “Besides, you also need to adapt to life without being the World Tree, so it’s not that simple.”

The group chatted for a while longer before leaving.

The return of the World Tree itself was only a minor matter in the context of the entire war. It's not that it was unimportant, but at this time, many other things were beginning to unfold, and the World Tree was overshadowed in the process.

As for the Spirit Realm, which is used by so many people in Teyvat, it was naturally not affected too much. Although the Void and the Spirit Realm are similar technologies, they are completely different from the beginning of their architecture.

After the group left, several peculiar figures gathered at the spot.

“It seems they have succeeded. But that’s not surprising. These humans are now no less capable than our master in terms of understanding the origins of the world and developing magic.” A girl dressed in black with red wings behind her said, “It’s a pity that I can’t go to Poheyura to see what’s going on, and I don’t know what’s happening inside them.”

"Lady Ronava, there's no need to worry about that. Besides, I don't think there's much reason for failure." The woman with heterochromatic eyes gracefully raised her hand, and several flowers bloomed beneath her. "Besides, look, isn't Lady Ishtar's avatar involved as well?"

"Are you now Rheindorf or Naberius? Or are you two no different anymore?" Jonathan said, not with much sarcasm, but rather with some anger, "And our former colleague has actually come back this time, what exactly does he want?"

“If everyone is on the same side, I have no reason to rebel.” Asmodie sighed, then said somewhat helplessly, “Of course, if we’re talking about rebelling, I might indeed be the first one. I admit that. During the Demon God War, I was no longer on his side.”

“I guessed it would be early, but I didn’t expect it to be this early.” Ishtar spoke up, which was rare for her. “Why? It can’t be for some abstract reason, can it? Or are you like that Rock King, who knows the suffering of the common people?”

“I’m not that great…and to be honest, even today, I still can’t quite understand human emotions, let alone that Rock King.” Asmodie said with some melancholy, “The reason is actually very simple, and you might find it hard to believe.”

Seeing the expectant looks in his colleagues' eyes, Asmody hesitated for a moment, but he quickly seemed to adjust his mindset. He looked at the Jade Pavilion in the distance, where they were carrying out a mission, thought for a moment, and then continued to speak.

"The story I'm about to tell is actually quite simple, but it is also a bit long. It happened when that being's avatar—the original angel Koitar—was targeted and forced to flee from the Celestial Court of Nephalem to the Reed Plains. At that time, he gave me a task: my work would not be finished until I saw her true self actually enter the Reed Plains."

"And then you went?"

"Of course, I couldn't resist, so I followed Koitar all the way to the Reed Plain. The Reed Plain was very beautiful back then... at least it was very beautiful to me."

"Of course, what happened next... I think you can guess."

Chapter 539 The Battlefield Changes Again, Shifting to the Sky

"You watched as four sparkling nails hurtled towards Ashihara, killing Tsukuyomi and Koitar instantly?"

“Not only that, but I also sealed off the space so he couldn’t move.” Asmodeus sighed, then continued, “I could only quietly open a gap so her heart could escape… That’s all I could do.”

“But from that moment on, the seed of unease he felt towards you was planted in his heart.” Jonawa glanced at Asmodeus. “So, from that time on, you were thinking about rebelling, weren’t you?”

“I think it’s not just this one thing, otherwise why would you have found that traveler from another world?” Ishtar raised her eyelids, her expression almost always so indifferent: “And she kept it from us for so long, and even let his sister out.”

“So you guys can have these feelings too. I always thought you were extremely cold-blooded people who only knew how to carry out missions.” Rhinedot raised his eyelids and said with some surprise, “Even so, do you feel sadness when you meet your former friends and colleagues?”

“I know this might be wrong, but as one of his clones, I would naturally be afraid to see such a situation.” Asmodie was not ashamed of his actions, and his honesty was more than expected: “Fear brought more pain, and pain brought a little bit of departure. In the end, I chose to leave.”

"Besides... have you really done less than me? I think you're behind many things, and I'm not stupid."

“But we didn’t leave directly like you, so… you’re much stronger than us.”

"I don't think this is a question of who is stronger or weaker, but rather who is bolder, right?"

"That's not important, is it? Besides, I don't think Yunxiu would really kill him; she'd still have some consideration for him."

"Gentlemen, don't you ever consider this—would that one resolutely resist?"

"I don't think so. After all, he still has connections with the two travelers. At most, he'll be imprisoned. There's no point in resisting."

"What about us? I don't think there's a place for us in his new world. Of course, Rhinedot might be different; after all, she's still a member of the Witches' Guild."

“I want to atone for my sins… I made a terrible mistake in what happened to Kanria, so if that day ever comes, I will become a teacher, just like Abedo.”

"Given the current situation in Teyvat, being a teacher doesn't pay badly, and I'm even a little tempted."

Several figures quickly transformed into streaks of light and then disappeared from the spot. The World Tree left nothing behind, except for a shadow that remained, seemingly still recording something about Teyvat.

But this era is completely different. After all the later additions were stripped away, the World Tree became simply a primordial tree, still rooted in the world, and of course, it underwent a completely different purification.

The purified World Tree brings even purer and more powerful ley line energy, which the soldiers on the front lines can feel immediately.

"Commander Porto, the strength of the space array anchor point seems to have increased significantly today. Since this morning, the number of mech repair teams deployed has decreased by 40%, and the repair speed has also increased considerably."

"It is said that Lord Barbatos and several angels reshaped the World Tree, restoring it to its original essence and creative function... but I don't know the specifics." Porto, the captain of the mech unit for more than ten years, has been promoted to war zone commander. Although his strength has not increased much, he has indeed matured a lot.

"The spatial anchoring array and other arrays can enhance binding force. The biggest advantage is that we can indeed free up more manpower to maintain heavy weapons!"

"If that's the case, it would be best to carve out some space on the battlefield, and ideally, someone should be able to hold off the fighting for a period of time, allowing at least one-third of the strike groups and fleet to begin adjusting their deployments. This would maximize the efficiency of the compression and potentially reduce the size of the battlefield. I'll report this immediately..."

Porto grabbed the phone in his command room and quickly connected to the number of the highest commander on the Jade Pavilion: "I am Porto, commander of the Fourth War Zone Mech Repair Squadron. I request immediate connection to the highest commander of the war zone!"

"I am Kaiyangxing, here to tell you what you need."

"The maintenance capacity of the mech forces can be further increased. I request that the demigods launch an attack to buy the strike group and fleet at least an hour to change positions. This way, we will have a chance to carry out the first round of battlefield compression!"

"I will assess it as soon as possible." Kaiyangxing hung up the phone and quickly contacted Xianyun, the commander of the Qunyu Pavilion strike group, Falga, the commander of the ground strike force, and Leosli, the commander of the fleet. After discussing it, they quickly concluded that the method was entirely feasible.

Thus, an order was issued to the preparation room of the Jade Pavilion, where several demigods who were resting received the battle order.

However, at this moment when everyone is revealing their true forms and preparing to fight, these demigods all look rather strange...

Unicorns, crocodiles, dragons, strange behemoths...

"It's been over ten days, and it's finally my turn to go into battle. That kid Yunxiu said I'd be more useful staying here, so he didn't take me to Poheyula. I've been so bored these past few days!" Yi Xiaodaotian said, stretching his joints as he looked at Crocodile King Sobek beside him. "What's wrong? Neither of us is good at political maneuvering; all we do is fight. If we can't fight, isn't it just boring?"

“Tut and Khrisav can command the army, Bennu and Shesfinhe can provide computing power, Hermanubis is in charge of military discipline, and even Apep has gone to outer space. It’s a bit boring for me to stay here all the time, and you don’t know how to play chess.”

"I just have no interest in learning your desert chess style. I'm not afraid if you want to play Liyue's style."

"Learning that is too troublesome. Let's see who kills the most today."

"Exactly what I want!"

The two instantly jumped out of the Jade Pavilion. In mid-air, Yi Xiaodaotian directly opened up the Dharma Heaven and Earth. With his powerful physique, the Dharma Heaven and Earth was over a thousand meters high!